Apple Goes All-in On AI

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Apple just gave its hardware an AI brain. The new M5 chip adds Neural Accelerators to every core, letting your next iPad or MacBook run powerful AI models right on the device without touching the cloud. Let’s take a look.

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The M5 isn’t just faster than the M4—it’s built differently. Apple says it’s four times faster for AI compute compared to last year’s chip. It also packs a new 16-core Neural Engine, faster unified memory (up to 153GB/s), and stronger graphics. But what’s more interesting is how these upgrades come together to make Apple’s devices better AI machines. Apps like Draw Things can now run complex diffusion models locally, and developers building with Apple’s Metal and Core ML frameworks can tap into the new hardware right away.

There’s still a big question hanging: where’s the rest of Apple Intelligence? The M5 is clearly made for it, but we’re still waiting on the full experience. For now, Apple’s message is clear: your next iPad or MacBook is already ready for on-device AI. That shifts the conversation. It’s no longer just about performance or battery life—it’s about who controls the AI you use and where it actually runs.

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